17 Jan
2003
17 Jan
'03
4:18 p.m.
On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 13:51, Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner wrote:
I think one reason why many people are upset at
Disney over copyright is
they they themselves have reaped much from the public domain---Snow White,
Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan but
*none* of their works have in turned, been returned to the public domain to
enrich the culture.
Add to the list their latest "Treasure Island" errr make that "Treasure
Planet".
If this keeps up, then we might find ourselves in a
situation described in
"Melancholy Elephants" by Spider Robinson:
http://www.baen.com/chapters/W200011/0671319744___1.htm
I like that story, and I think we are there already.
Regards,
Paul